Chaperone protein imbalance promotes toxic tau buildup in the aging brain
A USF Health study applies a new mouse model of tauopathy, which may help identify therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases TAMPA, Fla (April 20, 2021) […]
USF Health physicians earn spots on Best Doctors in America list
USF Health physicians are once again named Best Doctors in America®. Locally, 120 USF Health doctors made the biennial Best Doctors list, one of the largest ongoing peer […]
The USF Health COCO Clinic Becomes Permanent Resource Inside TGH
Since the launch of the COVID Confirmed (COCO) Clinic in early April, over 4,700 patients with COVID-19 have been given virtual follow-up services after being discharged from the […]
Flavors added to vaping devices can damage the heart
The vape flavorings so popular with kids and young adults are cardiotoxic and disrupt the heart’s normal electrical activity, a University of South Florida Health preclinical study finds […]
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital selected to participate in the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Phase 3 clinical trial
Tampa, FL (Dec. 2, 2020) – USF Health and Tampa General Hospital have been selected as a site for a clinical trial testing the Novavax NVX-CoV2373 vaccine […]
Tampa General Hospital, USF Health announce joint Office of Clinical Research to build upon research excellence
The new office will allow the previously separate offices to combine resources and elevate their research efforts to improve health care for all Floridians TAMPA, Fla (Nov. 30, […]
USF Health names Dr. Usha Menon dean of College of Nursing
Dr. Menon brings a wealth of nursing leadership experience and academic achievement to her new role. TAMPA, Fla. (Nov 24, 2020) – The University of South Florida has appointed […]
Physician residents seek to help patients with opioid addiction but are limited in access to key FDA-approved medication, USF Health researchers find
A survey of resident physicians in Florida indicates they are interested in treating opioid addiction but face barriers to offering patients treatment using buprenorphine, an FDA-approved medication shown […]
USF Health Grateful Patient Series: Dr. Emad Mikhail and Jessica Mitchell
Jessica Mitchell has a lot to be grateful for thanks to Emad Mikhail, MD, director of gynecology in USF Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. After being married four years […]
Global Virus Network, USF launch online course “Microbiomes and Their Impact on Viral Infections”
GVN offers four scholarships to self-paced online training course Baltimore, MD (Nov 17, 2020) — The Global Virus Network (GVN), together with the University of South Florida (USF) […]
Donation to USF will support new training program for nurses during COVID-19
The University of South Florida Foundation has received a generous $57,000 donation from Sarasota businessman David Kotok and his partner Christine Schlesinger to support the development and delivery […]
USF Health Tampa Bay Street Medicine helps launch Florida’s second needle exchange program
The USF Health Tampa Bay Street Medicine, Hillsborough County and Pioneer Foundation Needle Exchange Program is ready to hit the road as Florida’s second needle exchange or […]
MCOM and Mexican medical students participate in first language exchange
More than 50 members of USF Health and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) recently gathered via an online meeting for a first language exchange, as part […]
Patients of Tampa General Hospital and USF Health have greater access to their medical records as part of Cures Act
USF Health and TGH patients will provide more complete medical records through the MyChart patient portal in advance of a new federal rule change. Tampa, FL (Nov. 9, […]
New study reveals strategy for creating COVID-19 drugs to dually inhibit the virus’s entry and replication
University of South Florida Health-University of Arizona team reports compounds simultaneously targeting Mpro and cathepsin L may improve treatment of COVID-19 infection TAMPA, Fla (Nov. 6, 2020) — […]
USF Health surpasses 100K telehealth visits
In the wake of a pandemic that forced the closing of many health care practices, USF Health quickly found a way to keep making life better for patients […]
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